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quick to say yeah, let's follow the boehner thing. when you look at what boehner is saying about how to avoid the fiscal cliff he's not saying we're going to agree with president obama on anything yet right? >> not yet. at least publicly, he's just reheating the old romney proposal which is if you close deductions, that's where you get your revenue. not from letting the high end tax cuts expire. the high-end tax cuts expire. what obama had been campaigning on and what voters want overwhelmingly. so you know, the administration has actually been fairly optimistic about where boehner is and negotiating with boehner and negotiating maybe with some of the rank and file who are more likely to come to an agreement. maybe go into the senate. and doing this very publicly. they're meeting with a lot of groups with labor groups, with business groups and they've learned their lesson. this idea that in 2011 last year, they could just sit in a room with boehner, hatch out a deal and all would be done. clearly didn't work out very well. after the e
quick to say yeah, let's follow the boehner thing. when you look at what boehner is saying about how to avoid the fiscal cliff he's not saying we're going to agree with president obama on anything yet right? >> not yet. at least publicly, he's just reheating the old romney proposal which is if you close deductions, that's where you get your revenue. not from letting the high end tax cuts expire. the high-end tax cuts expire. what obama had been campaigning on and what voters want...
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. >> bill: john boehner. true. i think, for president obama to spend one more minute, one minute talking with john boehner is just a total colossal waste of time. >> it sounds like that might not happen. it sounds like john boehner is finished negotiating with obama as well. >> bill: i think it is the other way around. rebecca berg is with us here. she covers congress for "buzzfeed." buzzfeed.com. so should the president have accepted this deal? 1-866-55-press. and are you satisfied with john boehner's late minute compromise on the relief to hurricane sandy? >> announcer: on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? (vo) current tv gets the converstion started next. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the t
. >> bill: john boehner. true. i think, for president obama to spend one more minute, one minute talking with john boehner is just a total colossal waste of time. >> it sounds like that might not happen. it sounds like john boehner is finished negotiating with obama as well. >> bill: i think it is the other way around. rebecca berg is with us here. she covers congress for "buzzfeed." buzzfeed.com. so should the president have accepted this deal? 1-866-55-press. and...
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second, he's rejecting the john boehner approach which is boehner saying i'll agree to revenues as long as they come as a result of economic growth. in other words, we won't legislate changes in taxes. we'll hope that revenues go up. he's saying no, that won't work for me. you're not going to legislate spending cuts. this is the president talking. not legislate revenue changes as well. >> bill: all right. so there are -- the most immediate decision maybe facing the congress is that as you point out, all of the bush tax cuts expire. which means not only the taxes -- tax cuts for the wealthy expire, the tax cuts for those making under $250,000 a year expire as well. so the president said friday all right, the senate has already passed a bill which would give extended tax cutless for the 98%, those making under $250,000. but let the ones for the wealthier people and defined as over $250,000 expire. and he challenged the house of representatives to pass that. what do you think -- so this is a real -- to me, this is like they've got the gun to their head. are you going to pass the tax cut fo
second, he's rejecting the john boehner approach which is boehner saying i'll agree to revenues as long as they come as a result of economic growth. in other words, we won't legislate changes in taxes. we'll hope that revenues go up. he's saying no, that won't work for me. you're not going to legislate spending cuts. this is the president talking. not legislate revenue changes as well. >> bill: all right. so there are -- the most immediate decision maybe facing the congress is that as you...
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boehner, why are you representing the 2% and not just the 98%. lots and lots to talk about here this morning. and you'll want to get into the conversation, we know, and you can do so, give us a call at 1-866-55-press. follow us on twitter and talk to us on twitter at bpshow. or on facebook. facebook.com/billpressshow. our team here, entire team, phil backert has the phones. >> go ahead. >> bill: peter ogborn and dan henning. it was a tough lunch yesterday. >> still a little foggy. i've never seen you drink so many martinis. >> bill: well, they're good at the palm. so i just tell them to make a pitcher. [ laughter ] >> bill: i was well-behaved compared to cyprian. cyprian is our videographer here. he slept from noon yesterday until what? i think 4:00 this morning. >> he just woke up. he looks terrible this morning. >> bill: poor guy. he can't even speak to defend himself. >> i've never seen anybody mix cocktails the way he did. he put a little bit of everything behind the bar. rum, tequila vodka tomato juice and pineapple juice. >> bill: it beats
boehner, why are you representing the 2% and not just the 98%. lots and lots to talk about here this morning. and you'll want to get into the conversation, we know, and you can do so, give us a call at 1-866-55-press. follow us on twitter and talk to us on twitter at bpshow. or on facebook. facebook.com/billpressshow. our team here, entire team, phil backert has the phones. >> go ahead. >> bill: peter ogborn and dan henning. it was a tough lunch yesterday. >> still a little...
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it is just john boehner playing games to save his ass. he asked about fiscal cliff. the president went on and on, droning on and on, he spoke longer in response to the question about the fiscal cliff than he did about guns, period. then he goes to carol lee another good friend who has been in the studio with us. she asked about the fiscal cliff. then he goes to keira i forget her last name from politico. she asks about the fiscal cliff. at this point i was going crazy. i was going bonkers. get back to the issue of the day! let's get back to saving these kids! finally david jackson got it back to the fiscal cliff. but it just shows to me that the white house press corps is so -- so fond of navel-gazing. they can't get out of the beltway. they don't know what the freak is going on in the rest of the country or what people really care about. care about the wonky issues and the cheap, partisan political games that people play and that john boehner is playing with the fiscal cliff. i must admit i was disappointed not to mention jake tapper's impertinent and disrespectful
it is just john boehner playing games to save his ass. he asked about fiscal cliff. the president went on and on, droning on and on, he spoke longer in response to the question about the fiscal cliff than he did about guns, period. then he goes to carol lee another good friend who has been in the studio with us. she asked about the fiscal cliff. then he goes to keira i forget her last name from politico. she asks about the fiscal cliff. at this point i was going crazy. i was going bonkers. get...
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boehner won't do it. why won't boehner do it because boehner says that still says -- he's just dead ass wrong he still says that raising taxes on the wealthiest of americans on the 2% would cost -- would kill jobs and kill the economy and we know from the eight years under bill clinton proven just the opposite. in the eight years under george bush proven when you do give tax cuts to the rich, the economy doesn't soar, it sinks. president obama finally part of their campaign yesterday always very clever. obama operation. they came up with a way for all americans to be able to sound off on this issue. he noted that if the tax cuts on the middle class on the 98% do go up, middle class americans will pay $2,000 more in taxes every year. that means $2,000 out of your pocket so the president's asking people to tell members of congress what that -- what you could do with that $2,000. what that $2,000 would mean to you and they're sending -- asking people to send their stories to their member of congress. republi
boehner won't do it. why won't boehner do it because boehner says that still says -- he's just dead ass wrong he still says that raising taxes on the wealthiest of americans on the 2% would cost -- would kill jobs and kill the economy and we know from the eight years under bill clinton proven just the opposite. in the eight years under george bush proven when you do give tax cuts to the rich, the economy doesn't soar, it sinks. president obama finally part of their campaign yesterday always...
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john boehner doesn't care about that. all i cares about is -- all he cares about is holding on to the house in 2014 and he thinks this comprehensive immigration bill will make it harder for republicans to hold on to the house because the tea party won't like it if they pass it. he's thinking about 2014. what do we see on social media? >> talking about the political aspect of this. we're tweeting at bpshow where john says this is a win for democrats. they get a bipartisan bill in the senate. but no law ultimately because of g.o.p. intransigents. where will latino voters go? >> bill: no. it is a big win for the democratic party. stupid move on the part of the republican party. brandon in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. hello, brandon. >> hey, bill, how you doing? >> bill: good. what do you think about all of this? >> caller: you're right about it is overkill on the border. i don't understand how we would let 11 million immigrants who came over here illegally and broke our laws to get pretty much like you said amnesty on the whole
john boehner doesn't care about that. all i cares about is -- all he cares about is holding on to the house in 2014 and he thinks this comprehensive immigration bill will make it harder for republicans to hold on to the house because the tea party won't like it if they pass it. he's thinking about 2014. what do we see on social media? >> talking about the political aspect of this. we're tweeting at bpshow where john says this is a win for democrats. they get a bipartisan bill in the...
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dan, you've got john boehner handy there, if we can? joel referenced that. you mentioned it earlier. yesterday, when he was asked about edward snowden he didn't -- john boehner didn't dance around. >> he's a traitor. the president outlined last week that these were important national security programs to help keep americans safe. and give us tools to fight the terrorist threat that we face. >> bill: senator feinstein didn't call him a traitor but said he's a whistle-blower. >> she said what he did was an act of treason. >> bill: that's a traitor. >> nelson said the same thing. i think it's interesting to hear what kind of words -- is he a leaker? is he a source? is he a whistle-blower? discussion everyone has to have. >> bill: totally not related but also a big story today. don't want to get -- i want our listeners and viewers to know about it. is the obama administration made a big reversal yesterday on the morning after pill. they had said before that they were going to appeal a judge's decision that had to be made available over the counter to girls of al
dan, you've got john boehner handy there, if we can? joel referenced that. you mentioned it earlier. yesterday, when he was asked about edward snowden he didn't -- john boehner didn't dance around. >> he's a traitor. the president outlined last week that these were important national security programs to help keep americans safe. and give us tools to fight the terrorist threat that we face. >> bill: senator feinstein didn't call him a traitor but said he's a whistle-blower. >>...
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he called john boehner. he called mitch mcconnell. he's made deals with mcconnell and boehner. the put has put out a plan on how to avoid the sequester. congress for the last two weeks wasn't even in town. the president has to show some leadership? what a total horse's ass. bobby jindal. i feel sorry for the people in louisiana. then we went in the briefing room. as if that wasn't enough and janet napolitano came out. we talked about what ray lahood told us about disruptions in air travel on friday. yesterday, janet napolitano scared the bejesus out of us talking about the impacts on national security and that's our baby homeland security. here's what she said -- here's what the sequester means for keeping us safe. >> put simply, the automatic budget reduction mandated by sequestration would be disruptive and destructive to our nation's security and economy. >> bill: several people asked the question, are you saying that there would be a greater risk of a terrorist attack, greater risk of something happeninging to the united states if the sequester goes through? damn right, she
he called john boehner. he called mitch mcconnell. he's made deals with mcconnell and boehner. the put has put out a plan on how to avoid the sequester. congress for the last two weeks wasn't even in town. the president has to show some leadership? what a total horse's ass. bobby jindal. i feel sorry for the people in louisiana. then we went in the briefing room. as if that wasn't enough and janet napolitano came out. we talked about what ray lahood told us about disruptions in air travel on...
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unless john boehner acts. because in the gallery tonight as a guest of congressman steve stockman maybe you've heard this, is going to be rocker, loud mouth a-hole, ted nugent. yeah. steve stockman says he is honored to have a patriot like ted nugent as his guest at the state of the union. i mean can you believe it? ted nugent. this is a guy who has, in the last year, threatened the life of president obama called him all kinds of names. been investigated by the secret service for threatening the life of the president. he has called hillary clinton a bitch. he has attacked senator dianne feinstein and senator barbara boxer among others and he is a guest of a member of congress tonight at the state of the union address. unfreakin' believable. here he is, sounds a little hard but you'll hear it. here he is at a concert last year where first of all -- he's got a machine gun on stage. okay. so he's a member of the nra. who cares he's a member of the nra. that's not the problem. that's not the issue. who cares he's
unless john boehner acts. because in the gallery tonight as a guest of congressman steve stockman maybe you've heard this, is going to be rocker, loud mouth a-hole, ted nugent. yeah. steve stockman says he is honored to have a patriot like ted nugent as his guest at the state of the union. i mean can you believe it? ted nugent. this is a guy who has, in the last year, threatened the life of president obama called him all kinds of names. been investigated by the secret service for threatening...
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with john boehner. if you recall, he even came up to the capitol hill, he even talked to the house republican caucus trying to get their support for his stimulus package and boehner and mcconnell and eric cantor were down there at the white house for meeting after meeting after meeting and what do they do every single time they walk out of the meetings, they walked up to the microphones at the stakeout position and they trashed obama dumped on obama stabbed him in the back. they never went for anything that he proposed. john boehner then met privately with the president three different occasions three different times. they made a deal. and then john boehner came back to the house. eric cantor said oh, no, you don't, buddy. john boehner reneged on the deal. what is the purpose of meeting with john boehner and mitch mcconnell? nothing is going to happen. the president's put a plan out there. erskine bowles and alan simpson who now are considered the gods of budget deficit they've had the same plan out the
with john boehner. if you recall, he even came up to the capitol hill, he even talked to the house republican caucus trying to get their support for his stimulus package and boehner and mcconnell and eric cantor were down there at the white house for meeting after meeting after meeting and what do they do every single time they walk out of the meetings, they walked up to the microphones at the stakeout position and they trashed obama dumped on obama stabbed him in the back. they never went for...
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john boehner is going to be facing this question and it looks like on two big issues. he's got guns to figure out how to handle and he's going to also have immigration assuming something gets out of the senate there, the gang of eight says they should have something to announce, end of this week or early next week. so it looks like that's going to be moving forward. now, there is a longer period with that. they're not planning to take it up until may. but there are two big issues coming down that will test john boehner's leadership as well. >> bill: is it an exaggeration to say that without this compromise announced yesterday there might not have been any gun safety legislation at all? >> i don't think that is an exaggeration. we might have seen something come out. maybe gun trafficking, for example. so that was one area. but when you look at the three big areas that president obama laid out that he wanted to see action on, the assault weapons ban, limits on high-capacity magazines and background checks, the other two were pretty quickly off the table. the senate will
john boehner is going to be facing this question and it looks like on two big issues. he's got guns to figure out how to handle and he's going to also have immigration assuming something gets out of the senate there, the gang of eight says they should have something to announce, end of this week or early next week. so it looks like that's going to be moving forward. now, there is a longer period with that. they're not planning to take it up until may. but there are two big issues coming down...
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john boehner not doing his job. he could put up a bill to stop the sequester today to stop the drama. he's not doing his job. however we did just find out this morning, john boehner has been booked on "meet the press" on sunday. sitting down with david gregory. he doesn't have time to get the sequester stuff done but he has time to do media this weekend. >> bill: he will be able to tell the senate they have to get off their ass. >> that's been the strategy as though somehow the house which actually has a body that's supposed to originate spending bills has no responsibility. and he's wrong about that. it isn't just that the house has responsibility. he has the responsibility as the speaker to bring it forward. >> bill: i saw scott pelley did an interview from cbs news with john boehner and scott pelley asked him you keep saying the president has to show some leadership on this issue or harry reid does. how about you? you're the top republican in the congress. don't you have to show some leadership? and his answer wa
john boehner not doing his job. he could put up a bill to stop the sequester today to stop the drama. he's not doing his job. however we did just find out this morning, john boehner has been booked on "meet the press" on sunday. sitting down with david gregory. he doesn't have time to get the sequester stuff done but he has time to do media this weekend. >> bill: he will be able to tell the senate they have to get off their ass. >> that's been the strategy as though...
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boehner wanted this and the tea party caucus said hell no. and they won the day. eric cantor was forced to retreat. so why don't you just admit that the tea party is in charge. >> in a lot of ways they are. they have driven the conversation of that particular party to the right, but the one place i would like to give john boehner credit is that in times when the bill needs to get done -- >> bill: i'm talking about yesterday's one attempt to get this passed. who won who lost yesterday? >> the leadership lost. >> bill: right and the tea party won. that's my only point -- i don't see how you can deny that. >> i think that that is fair. >> bill: yeah. >> but the question of who is in charge is i think -- i -- i just think it's fair to say that in times where votes have been needed, whether it's to keep the government open or keep our country from going into default john fugelsang has been able to muster enough votes at the end with democratic help to do all of those things, so there has never been a lapse in that regard. >> bill: there is a key phrase with democratic
boehner wanted this and the tea party caucus said hell no. and they won the day. eric cantor was forced to retreat. so why don't you just admit that the tea party is in charge. >> in a lot of ways they are. they have driven the conversation of that particular party to the right, but the one place i would like to give john boehner credit is that in times when the bill needs to get done -- >> bill: i'm talking about yesterday's one attempt to get this passed. who won who lost...
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>> i listened to john boehner. he said immigration is top on its list. he does believe there will be a bill for the president to sign. i'm hopeful that's the case. our gang of eight or seven now is kind of putting their legislation together. >> bill: one guy dropped out. >> raoul labrador dropped out. i'm hopeful in the next week or so, we'll start to see some language as to what the house side is going to look like. but i am very, very hopeful and almost pretty confident that we're going to do something with immigration this year. >> bill: it may not -- it won't be the same as the senate bill but the two bills and then they'll go to conference and then -- right -- >> the house bill is going to be, i'm sure, much to the right of the senate bill. you know. our house is controlled by very conservative people. so i think that ours will be more to the right. but i do believe it will go to conference sometime after recess. >> bill: republicans have to realize if they want to have any electoral future, they have to do something on this issue right? >> they do.
>> i listened to john boehner. he said immigration is top on its list. he does believe there will be a bill for the president to sign. i'm hopeful that's the case. our gang of eight or seven now is kind of putting their legislation together. >> bill: one guy dropped out. >> raoul labrador dropped out. i'm hopeful in the next week or so, we'll start to see some language as to what the house side is going to look like. but i am very, very hopeful and almost pretty confident that...
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and two he tried and tried and tried to compromise with boehner and boehner always said no. it is not -- it didn't work then, it isn't going to work now. three, closing the special interest loopholes is the right thing to do, period. seniors should not have to be penalized or pay any price for getting rid of those special interest tax loopholes. the president's budget is so bad when it comes out tomorrow, it should be shot down immediately by democrats not republicans. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show."
and two he tried and tried and tried to compromise with boehner and boehner always said no. it is not -- it didn't work then, it isn't going to work now. three, closing the special interest loopholes is the right thing to do, period. seniors should not have to be penalized or pay any price for getting rid of those special interest tax loopholes. the president's budget is so bad when it comes out tomorrow, it should be shot down immediately by democrats not republicans. >> announcer: this...
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even john boehner do nothing speaker john boehner admitted yesterday that part of the blame here goes to congress. >> but i understand where the postal commission is coming from. they're in charge with running the post office. but yet the congress, in its wisdom, has tied their hands every which way in order for them to actually run the post office in a revenue neutral way. so congress needs to act. there's no question about that. i hope that we'll act soon. >> bill: yeah, well why don't you? you're the speaker of the house of representatives. why didn't you act and why don't you act now? given that aside i guess the question i'm going to ask you is it going to make any difference in your life? 1-866-55-press. i gotta tell you again, big fan of the post office. support them all the time. use them a lot. still for packages. yes, for letters paying bills for thank you notes and all of that. i can live with this. i'm sorry that some of the postal workers may not have that sixth day of work, a little bit of overtime or whatever but i can live without delivery on saturday. they're still go
even john boehner do nothing speaker john boehner admitted yesterday that part of the blame here goes to congress. >> but i understand where the postal commission is coming from. they're in charge with running the post office. but yet the congress, in its wisdom, has tied their hands every which way in order for them to actually run the post office in a revenue neutral way. so congress needs to act. there's no question about that. i hope that we'll act soon. >> bill: yeah, well why...
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and john boehner was shared by the hand of god. the if is l cliff battle that took place was in tense, so intense, that even god herself intervened. john boehner was facing a cue from a group of rogue republicans who were angling for his ousting, but they now say they spent hours in prayer and god spoke to them and told them to spare john boehner. >> bill: as you know i have a degree in theology. and i have read the scripture in the original greek. and they were talking about the book of samuel and i went back and looked at the book of samuel, and god only spoke about one person who should be speaker of the house of representatives, and it was nancy pelosi. they just got the translation wrong. >> right. >> bill: in the rose garden yesterday it was a glorious day outside for one, and president obama assembled his entire team all the major players were there. dennis mcdunna jay carney they were all there for the moment and the announcement that -- by the way nobody -- people kind of expected maybe at some point but nobody was waiting
and john boehner was shared by the hand of god. the if is l cliff battle that took place was in tense, so intense, that even god herself intervened. john boehner was facing a cue from a group of rogue republicans who were angling for his ousting, but they now say they spent hours in prayer and god spoke to them and told them to spare john boehner. >> bill: as you know i have a degree in theology. and i have read the scripture in the original greek. and they were talking about the book of...
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john boehner has actually offered to allow tax rates to rise for incomes over $1 million. of course, president obama wants incomes to rise for over $250,000. they're probably going to meet somewhere in the latest. the latest obama offer is now allowing rates to rise for incomes over $400,000 so we're moving toward a middle here. on the -- >> bill: can i just stop you right there. >> sure. >> bill: so the question though is the higher you move that up, the less revenue you get. >> of course. >> bill: so at $400,000, are we still close to the amount of revenue needed? >> yeah. they're still talking about the final compromise, the amount of revenue will come out to be somewhere around $1 trillion over the next ten years. which is slightly lower than what the president had asked for but then again significantly higher than the republican opening bid. >> bill: president said -- >> 1.6 and they started coming down to 1.4. and i would expect the final number to be about $1.2 trillion. >> bill: on the spending cuts? >> on the spending cuts, it looks like democrats -- president oba
john boehner has actually offered to allow tax rates to rise for incomes over $1 million. of course, president obama wants incomes to rise for over $250,000. they're probably going to meet somewhere in the latest. the latest obama offer is now allowing rates to rise for incomes over $400,000 so we're moving toward a middle here. on the -- >> bill: can i just stop you right there. >> sure. >> bill: so the question though is the higher you move that up, the less revenue you get....
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john boehner saying president obama wants to an annihilate the republican party. all of that in the next half hour. i want to ask you right now what did you think of the inaugural ceremony. haven't seen you since and the president's inaugural address? >> some quick takeaways better address than in -- in 2013 than in 2009 because -- this is where the shortness helps because you can get a point. he wanted -- he laid out his broad ideals of what he believes in. and actually that's fine. first time around, it was too much of a list. i want to do this, that. you don't need it, you got the state of the union february 12th. it was -- it was very -- as a lot of people agreed with analysis i have and many others, it was, i think finally a tribute to the people who brought him to the dance because he talked about the very progressive and liberal ideals that he wants to be engaged in his second term. that's a quick take away. it also -- in a sense that speech was a tribute to the people who helped re-elect him. so often president barack obama's career, he realized he had loc
john boehner saying president obama wants to an annihilate the republican party. all of that in the next half hour. i want to ask you right now what did you think of the inaugural ceremony. haven't seen you since and the president's inaugural address? >> some quick takeaways better address than in -- in 2013 than in 2009 because -- this is where the shortness helps because you can get a point. he wanted -- he laid out his broad ideals of what he believes in. and actually that's fine....
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just flood boehner's office? >> they should be calling the speaker's office and say let's do what you have said you wanted to do for the last four years. and follow the regular order and appoint conferees to a budget conference committee to resolve these differences. >> bill: and the speaker can do that. there would be democrats and republicans on it. >> that's right. the speaker gets to appoint the republican conferees from the house and then, of course, the democratic leader appoints the democratic conferees same process goes forward in the senate. >> bill: the problem is, isn't it they really want it one way meaning all spending cuts, no revenue whatsoever. >> that's right. the interesting thing -- >> bill: not even closing tax loopholes. >> that's right. >> we've seen what has happened in europe with our european partners who have pursued an austerity only approach. it has slowed down their economies. if you look at the u.k. right now, their economy was really put in reverse. and so interesting thing is repub
just flood boehner's office? >> they should be calling the speaker's office and say let's do what you have said you wanted to do for the last four years. and follow the regular order and appoint conferees to a budget conference committee to resolve these differences. >> bill: and the speaker can do that. there would be democrats and republicans on it. >> that's right. the speaker gets to appoint the republican conferees from the house and then, of course, the democratic leader...
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boehner, drunk this early in the morning. so before we get into the news of the day you know, last week, president obama -- in his interview, i forget which interview, with steve croft or with the new republic? >> i think it was with the new republic. >> bill: yeah. he was asked about football and about the violence of football. he said that if he had a son, he would have to think long and hard about allowing him to play football. because he's really concerned about the violence. yesterday, ed reed who is with the ravens and looking forward to the super bowl this weekend was asked about the president's comment. i think reporters expected him to say no! it's okay, whatever. didn't go there. >> president obviously has a bunch of feelings about it. i mean i'm sure he's a sports man. he watches sports. honestly i agree with him. i agree with president obama. until they fix the system. >> bill: dangerous sport. here you've got two little boys. >> i've got two boys. >> bill: would you let them play high school football? >> in full
boehner, drunk this early in the morning. so before we get into the news of the day you know, last week, president obama -- in his interview, i forget which interview, with steve croft or with the new republic? >> i think it was with the new republic. >> bill: yeah. he was asked about football and about the violence of football. he said that if he had a son, he would have to think long and hard about allowing him to play football. because he's really concerned about the violence....
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speaker boehner talked about putting things back through regular order. republican-controlled house, a lot of that, you know, won't necessarily achieve the outcomes that the president wants to field, delay things and be a lot of debate about nothing the two parties can agree on. >> he wants to be able to cut the deals. the speaker said he won't negotiate with him. he'll go negotiate with members of the conference and see how that works out for me. >> bill: going to be tough for them to go against their leader. we'll see. gary is from woodstown new jersey on our news line this morning. hey, gary, good morning. >> caller: good morning. i just wanted to comment on bloomberg's sodas. i just think it is ridiculous. i think government wants too much control of everything in our life. and if that's the case, they should just ban motorcycles too. because people get killed on them. >> bill: we make them wear helmets on motorcycles. >> helmet doesn't -- that prevents you from dying? >> bill: it can in some cases. >> caller: you know, if i spill my soda, i don't die
speaker boehner talked about putting things back through regular order. republican-controlled house, a lot of that, you know, won't necessarily achieve the outcomes that the president wants to field, delay things and be a lot of debate about nothing the two parties can agree on. >> he wants to be able to cut the deals. the speaker said he won't negotiate with him. he'll go negotiate with members of the conference and see how that works out for me. >> bill: going to be tough for them...
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and good -- go f yourself in true john boehner style. >> bill: here's archie from marysville washington. what do you say? good morning. >> caller: aig would have survived just fine had they gone through a legitimate bankruptcy and gotten rid of the unions which were bankrupting the company in the first place. but the liberals wouldn't let that happen so they bailed out the unions which were destroying the company. >> bill: get out of here, archie. go fly a kite. you know what i mean? you don't know what the hell you're talking about. i havele to tell you, i would be willing to bet the farm that the employees of aig this insurance company, were not union workers. you don't know what the hell you're talking about. and by the way, at the time, aig gobbled up that $182 billion. they begged for it. >> they were asking for the money. >> bill: they were on the phone to bush. they were on the phone to the treasury secretary at the time. they wanted that money. they took it. they ran with it. they got back on their feet. thank you america. bill's calling from -- why is there such uninformed idio
and good -- go f yourself in true john boehner style. >> bill: here's archie from marysville washington. what do you say? good morning. >> caller: aig would have survived just fine had they gone through a legitimate bankruptcy and gotten rid of the unions which were bankrupting the company in the first place. but the liberals wouldn't let that happen so they bailed out the unions which were destroying the company. >> bill: get out of here, archie. go fly a kite. you know what...
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that the republicans -- >> bill: john boehner is not in charge. this proves it. thank you so much for coming in. great work. >> great to be here. >> bill: lynn sweet you're the best. thank you so much. for that softball game, we're going to get a lot of people out there. we'll get a lot of support for that. link us up on the web site. come back again soon. >> thank you. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. this show is about being up to date, staying in touch with everything that is going on politically and putting my own nuance on it. in reali
that the republicans -- >> bill: john boehner is not in charge. this proves it. thank you so much for coming in. great work. >> great to be here. >> bill: lynn sweet you're the best. thank you so much. for that softball game, we're going to get a lot of people out there. we'll get a lot of support for that. link us up on the web site. come back again soon. >> thank you. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> if you believe in state's rights...
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i think boehner -- john boehner -- >> as opposed to chad boehner. >> i know. i think he is in an unen viable position. >> it is genuinely amazing to me that everybody said we have got to get something done even republicans were saying we will continue to lose elections. >> and it might help people like boehner and house republicans to get some momentum by saying they are lowering the bar so much, that at the 11th hour they are saying hey we can do this. >> i don't get a sense, though that the white house thinks that things are moving along -- >> but they are not going to say that they are. why would they? it would blow it. >> yeah, you are right. >> you sharp shooter. all right. thank you both so much for being in here with me. >> you're welcome. >> any time. >> it's the "full court press." the "bill press show." one last break and then a quick segment after this. >> download the podcast at "bill press show" and listen any time anywhere. this is the "bill press show." this show is about being up to date, staying in touch with everything that is going on politi
i think boehner -- john boehner -- >> as opposed to chad boehner. >> i know. i think he is in an unen viable position. >> it is genuinely amazing to me that everybody said we have got to get something done even republicans were saying we will continue to lose elections. >> and it might help people like boehner and house republicans to get some momentum by saying they are lowering the bar so much, that at the 11th hour they are saying hey we can do this. >> i don't...
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he says well, you know, boehner should really take this to the people. boehner who we all know loves to tan. >> bill: i was going to say if anybody is upset about this, it is john boehner. >> that he should argue that it is racist against white people. >> yeah, sure. because now they're going to have to pay a little extra for that orange glow. >> bill: others who are not caucasian don't have to pay. >> they're at a big advantage. >> bill: racist tax. >> i still love how president obama at one of the us who correspondents meeting said he and john bainer have a lot of things in common. they're both people of color. >> bill: it is a color not seen on the planet. >> not naturally occurring. >> bill: john boehner is the only member be of congress to have a tanning bed in his own office, right? >> i'm sure. actually his desk. some people has a standing desk. he has a laying desk. >> bill: we'll miss you next week. have a great wedding. have a great honeymoon and a great life and we'll see you back here two weeks from now. >> have fun. >> bill: have a great tim
he says well, you know, boehner should really take this to the people. boehner who we all know loves to tan. >> bill: i was going to say if anybody is upset about this, it is john boehner. >> that he should argue that it is racist against white people. >> yeah, sure. because now they're going to have to pay a little extra for that orange glow. >> bill: others who are not caucasian don't have to pay. >> they're at a big advantage. >> bill: racist tax. >>...
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nobody could defend that except john boehner. in other news, ashley judd said she's not going to run for senate after all. she's going to spend more time with her family. megan mccain, believe it or not getting her own talk show. we'll tell you all about it right here on current tv. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com [ male announcer ] it's red lobster's lobsterfest our largest selection of lobster entrees like lobster lover's dream or new grilled lobster and lobster tacos. come in now and sea food differently. now, buy one lobsterfest entree and get one 1/2 off with a coupon at redlobster.com. (vo) this afternoon, current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real,
nobody could defend that except john boehner. in other news, ashley judd said she's not going to run for senate after all. she's going to spend more time with her family. megan mccain, believe it or not getting her own talk show. we'll tell you all about it right here on current tv. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com [ male announcer ] it's red lobster's lobsterfest our largest selection of lobster entrees like lobster lover's...
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so every time speaker boehner says where's your plan? we say mr. speaker, we got one. you haven't let us vote on it. four times, you've denied an opportunity to vote. you may want to vote no. although, you know, i think the american people would far prefer the alternative that we proposed to the massive disruption of job loss we'll progressively see. but they haven't even allowed a vote. this is supposed to be the people's house the transparent house, the accountable house nothing. >> bill: well, but speaker boehner says well, we don't have to do anything because we voted -- we passed two bills last year. >> i always like this, right. because most -- what grade i can't remember when you take civics class in the united states. >> bill: maybe 7th grader. >> 7th grade will recognize when you have a new congress, all of the bills that were introduced in the previous congress are null and void. >> bill: they don't exist. they're gone. >> poof, no relevance. so for him to keep talking about the things they did last year is totally irrelevant. the number of times republicans
so every time speaker boehner says where's your plan? we say mr. speaker, we got one. you haven't let us vote on it. four times, you've denied an opportunity to vote. you may want to vote no. although, you know, i think the american people would far prefer the alternative that we proposed to the massive disruption of job loss we'll progressively see. but they haven't even allowed a vote. this is supposed to be the people's house the transparent house, the accountable house nothing. >>...
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so any challenge to boehner as speaker? where would it come from? >> there was, in the beginning of the session a challenge. it came close. looked like the conservatives were going to cause some problems. at this point, they don't have anyone lined up. >> nobody wants that. >> who wants -- he's called it an awful job. he said it's horrible. who wants to deal with the war on factions in a caucus that blows up your agenda every week. >> bill: for awhile, it looked to me and all of us that eric cantor was there but i think cantor's stock has fallen a little bit. or is he still -- would he be the first choice of the tea partiers? >> i don't know that he would be the first choice of the tea partiers. there was that suggestion earlier this year. that obama care bill, the healthcare bill that cantor was trying to move through last week had strong opposition from conservative groups. people have talked about paul ryan as an option. but you know, getting into that position and having to deal with the realities of it which is that the senate is controlled by
so any challenge to boehner as speaker? where would it come from? >> there was, in the beginning of the session a challenge. it came close. looked like the conservatives were going to cause some problems. at this point, they don't have anyone lined up. >> nobody wants that. >> who wants -- he's called it an awful job. he said it's horrible. who wants to deal with the war on factions in a caucus that blows up your agenda every week. >> bill: for awhile, it looked to me...
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. >> bill: supposedly, he and john boehner had agreed on one and boehner couldn't sell it to his caucus. the president said i've got another grand bargain for you, republicans. here's his one sentence. >> obama: here's the bottom line. i'm willing to work with republicans on reforming our corporate tax code as long as we use the money from transitioning to a tax system for a significant investment in creating middle class jobs. that's the deal. >> bill: so i'll lower corporate taxes if you put that money into creating jobs. particularly he said rebuilding bridges and stuff. is this going anywhere? >> it seems not. i mean immediately, mitch mcconnell slapped it down under no uncertain terms. in some ways, he's offering to bring the corporate tax rate down. >> bill: which is what republicans have always wanted, right? >> as far as i understand it, the main money that would then be used on other programs is the money -- the fee that -- something like $2 trillion kept overseas that if they were repatriated the money, they would pay the government in a taxation. they're talking about $50 bil
. >> bill: supposedly, he and john boehner had agreed on one and boehner couldn't sell it to his caucus. the president said i've got another grand bargain for you, republicans. here's his one sentence. >> obama: here's the bottom line. i'm willing to work with republicans on reforming our corporate tax code as long as we use the money from transitioning to a tax system for a significant investment in creating middle class jobs. that's the deal. >> bill: so i'll lower corporate...
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. >> yes, and i spoke to house spearer boehner's office and he said this not going anywhere. now they are coming out more publicly and saying it and i think that starts a dialogue that eventually something that resembles earmarks right come back. >> bill: the president scored in getting mccarthy confirmed as the administrator of the epa. does this mean now she will be carrying out the participate's executive order on carbon solutions -- >> exactly. that will be 97% of her job between now and 2016. on tuesday she'll give her first speech and it will focus largely on climate change. i don't anticipate president obama to focus too much on it. i think he did that big speech in june but now he has handed the torch over to epa, which will be doing a mix of public events, but also the messy job of regulating -- writing these regulations which will be very complicated. >> bill: what are they intended to do? for existing coal plants right? >> knew and existing coal power plants. they are going back to the drawing board to make separate standards for coal and natural gas. so that is ex
. >> yes, and i spoke to house spearer boehner's office and he said this not going anywhere. now they are coming out more publicly and saying it and i think that starts a dialogue that eventually something that resembles earmarks right come back. >> bill: the president scored in getting mccarthy confirmed as the administrator of the epa. does this mean now she will be carrying out the participate's executive order on carbon solutions -- >> exactly. that will be 97% of her job...
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even if john boehner is persuaded, we have to do something if the senate has that big a vote. it is not sure he can deliver his caucus. >> unless he wants to do something with the majority of democrats and a few republicans which he's made clear he's not going to do on immigration. so we'll just have to see what the house produces. i think -- i still think it is possible that the house passes -- the house passes something maybe by the end of july. that doesn't have a lot of democratic support but can nip that magic 218 number and maybe that's conferencable negotiable with the senate sometime in the fall but then the calendar strikes, too there because congress will have to deal with the debt ceiling with budget issues sometime in the fall. i don't know if they can walk and chew gum at the same time, try to finish up immigration and do the debt ceiling as well. >> bill: they haven't shown they're able or willing to. finally, the supreme court. its ruling this week on defense of marriage act could impact the immigration reform. >> exactly. this is the issue that's been -- that's
even if john boehner is persuaded, we have to do something if the senate has that big a vote. it is not sure he can deliver his caucus. >> unless he wants to do something with the majority of democrats and a few republicans which he's made clear he's not going to do on immigration. so we'll just have to see what the house produces. i think -- i still think it is possible that the house passes -- the house passes something maybe by the end of july. that doesn't have a lot of democratic...
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they find middle ground that is mostly the senate bill in conference and then boehner who hasn't really committed to not bringing the conference report to the forefront doesn't have the majority of republican support will, in fact, bring it to the floor. so there is a path but it is a narrow one. >> bill: a lot of it depends on what they hear this week. here we have to have immigration reform. maybe they'll come back and work on that issue. move toward a compromise. whatever your plans are for the 4th, igor, have a good one. we'll see you next week. >> thank you. >> bill: thanks for coming in. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." trillion dollars in spending cuts! narrator>>> uniquely progressive and always topical the worlds largest online news show is on current tv. cenk off air>>> and i think the audience gets, "this guys to best of his abilities is trying to look out for us." only on current tv! this show is about analyzing criticizing, and holding policy to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal or is it political?
they find middle ground that is mostly the senate bill in conference and then boehner who hasn't really committed to not bringing the conference report to the forefront doesn't have the majority of republican support will, in fact, bring it to the floor. so there is a path but it is a narrow one. >> bill: a lot of it depends on what they hear this week. here we have to have immigration reform. maybe they'll come back and work on that issue. move toward a compromise. whatever your plans...
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boehner knows that if he did and he didn't open it up, he would lose. that there's no way -- >> bill: back to the hastert rule. >> the senate bill would not pass with a majority of republicans. it just wouldn't. and so he knows that. i think he's worried about his own personal future and at the end of the day, i think boehner is in an impossible position in fairness to him, he's not a strong speaker. i'm not sure who could be under these circumstances. >> bill: then you get lindsey graham and others who are saying karl rove, if we don't do something about immigration reform, lindsey graham used the phrase death spiral or throw away any chance of winning the white house back. given that which i think is true, this reality, at least it will make it a lot more difficult. what are -- what are the republicans who are fighting this thinking? >> everyone keeps trying to convince certain republicans like the cruzs and others of the republican party that here are the political consequences for the party if we don't do this. they don't care because their perspect
boehner knows that if he did and he didn't open it up, he would lose. that there's no way -- >> bill: back to the hastert rule. >> the senate bill would not pass with a majority of republicans. it just wouldn't. and so he knows that. i think he's worried about his own personal future and at the end of the day, i think boehner is in an impossible position in fairness to him, he's not a strong speaker. i'm not sure who could be under these circumstances. >> bill: then you get...
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hadn't talked to boehner. yesterday, clearly, he decided that the charm offensive may be late in coming but it is important and as jay carney told us yesterday willing to try anything. >> well, you know, it was interesting. i think, you know, the two guys who took it to corker and saxby chambliss and they're going to be important to this whole debt ceiling fight that's coming up in tax reform. and you know, i think chambliss that could work. i think he's not running for re-election. so getting him on board could be important. corker has always -- >> bill: particularly on the budget issues. >> on guns and immigration everybody is where they are. on the budget stuff is where this is going to potentially come into play. >> bill: do you think we'll see more of this in on the part of the president? he's taken them to lobster dinner. now he's out on the golf course on a rainy day. >> take them to the shoop band. at a minimum the white house has suddenly realized this is good p.r. if they lose or get into a protracte
hadn't talked to boehner. yesterday, clearly, he decided that the charm offensive may be late in coming but it is important and as jay carney told us yesterday willing to try anything. >> well, you know, it was interesting. i think, you know, the two guys who took it to corker and saxby chambliss and they're going to be important to this whole debt ceiling fight that's coming up in tax reform. and you know, i think chambliss that could work. i think he's not running for re-election. so...
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speaker boehner were to bring the bill -- what we have in the senate to the floor i think it would pass. >> bill: really? >> i think it would pass. i think you would see most of my caucus and most of the democratic caucus vote for it. just like with vawa and superstorm sandy aid both of those were not favored by -- >> bill: violence against women act. >> thank you. committed the sin of that acronym. >> bill: you haven't been in washington that long and you're already talking -- >> no, no, no. i want to stay close to my people. so the point being that i believe that there are enough republicans like george w. bush in the house republican caucus. >> bill: even in the house. >> they may not be the majority. they don't have to be the majority. all we need is 17 votes. we might lose a few democrats but i think most of us will stay together. all we needed is 17, maybe 20 votes from the republican side there. the majority of the members of congress, i think want to do the right thing. but the procedures of the house and the way it works and the party in control and i don't fault the republican
speaker boehner were to bring the bill -- what we have in the senate to the floor i think it would pass. >> bill: really? >> i think it would pass. i think you would see most of my caucus and most of the democratic caucus vote for it. just like with vawa and superstorm sandy aid both of those were not favored by -- >> bill: violence against women act. >> thank you. committed the sin of that acronym. >> bill: you haven't been in washington that long and you're...
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fun to see the first meeting between sanford and john boehner and company right? >> i compared this to the kobayashi -- they know that it was the no-win situation that of course james kirk found a way to win. but in this case, this is like the political no-win situation for republicans. on one hand, this he could have lost the race and the national media would have read way too much into it as we all do with special elections and said this means republicans will lose the house. even though, of course, special elections don't mean that much. the other option was they win and now as they're trying to rebrand their party in the not todd aiken and not richard mourdock vain, here they've got mark sanford in the house republican conference. it was sort of a -- well, a kobayashi maru. >> bill: i don't know whether you live in virginia or the district or maryland but this governor's race in virginia intrigues me. i'm really surprised that the polls show neck and neck. i thought the way virginia's been trending, that terry mcauliffe would be way ahead in the polls. how do
fun to see the first meeting between sanford and john boehner and company right? >> i compared this to the kobayashi -- they know that it was the no-win situation that of course james kirk found a way to win. but in this case, this is like the political no-win situation for republicans. on one hand, this he could have lost the race and the national media would have read way too much into it as we all do with special elections and said this means republicans will lose the house. even...
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john boehner came out swiftly said he didn't approve of that. jay carney, ultimately said the same thing. i don't think lindsey graham's got lots of support there. >> bill: i don't think it's going anywhere. beth good to connect with you again. thanks so much for joining us. come into studio one of these days. love to see you. >> thank you. >> bill: beth fouhy senior politics yahoo! if you're a sirius x.m. listener, you're going to lose us on monday from sirius x.m. only. you can still stream the show, iheart radio app. download it. it is free. tune in app that's free. listen on the progressive choices channel. go to billpressshow.com and follow us on twitter at bpshow and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. so we can still stay together. it has been a fun team. we don't want to lose you. whatever sirius x.m. does, we'll stay together. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo)only on current tv. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so t
john boehner came out swiftly said he didn't approve of that. jay carney, ultimately said the same thing. i don't think lindsey graham's got lots of support there. >> bill: i don't think it's going anywhere. beth good to connect with you again. thanks so much for joining us. come into studio one of these days. love to see you. >> thank you. >> bill: beth fouhy senior politics yahoo! if you're a sirius x.m. listener, you're going to lose us on monday from sirius x.m. only. you...
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i really think that speaker boehner has really kind of abdicated his leadership to the senate. he lets the senate lead now. and then we'll get a bill and i don't know what's going to happen with it. and that's going to come up very soon. well, maybe not. depending on what immigration happens, it might pass the senate. the only way things are going to pass in the house is if he lets go of the hastert rule and says hey, we need to govern. it is not just about protesting and being against everything. if i can get a few members of my party and combine them with democrats, that's certainly the way we did it in california. i don't understand why he adheres to that policy. >> how many times do you think he can do that and keep his speakership? the feeling outside of the house, for those of us who observe it is that he is on tenter hooks here, he's barely walking the line to keep control of it. do you detect any notion of revolts of people -- >> i don't. i think we saw the revolt in january. and i think frankly anybody in their right mind -- actually it was an incredible embarrassment.
i really think that speaker boehner has really kind of abdicated his leadership to the senate. he lets the senate lead now. and then we'll get a bill and i don't know what's going to happen with it. and that's going to come up very soon. well, maybe not. depending on what immigration happens, it might pass the senate. the only way things are going to pass in the house is if he lets go of the hastert rule and says hey, we need to govern. it is not just about protesting and being against...
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they brag about the fact -- in fact let's hear john boehner who is saluting passage of the ryan budget saying this does the trick. >> this is a good day for the american people. every family in america must pass their budget. today we passed the bold plan to bans the -- balance the federal budget over the next ten years. this also addresses the things i think people most care about. >> bill: first of all this is heresy. okay. i'm tired of hearing about this. let me tell you something, i have a mortgage on our house in california. i got a more rage on our house in washington, d.c. i have got a car payment that i make every week. i owe some money. this idea that everything has got to be -- you can't owe any money, just bs. where did that start? and also the idea that the federal government can't have a deficit, it's crazy. the republicans have somehow adopted this and sold the american people that the most important thing facing this congress and country is to balance the federal budget. no, it's not. how about creating jobs? how about repairing our infrastructure? repairing our bridges
they brag about the fact -- in fact let's hear john boehner who is saluting passage of the ryan budget saying this does the trick. >> this is a good day for the american people. every family in america must pass their budget. today we passed the bold plan to bans the -- balance the federal budget over the next ten years. this also addresses the things i think people most care about. >> bill: first of all this is heresy. okay. i'm tired of hearing about this. let me tell you...
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. >> he played with john boehner. when he's played with high-ranking officials or ex-officials, there has been pool access. i guess there was some concern about tiger woods. i've also detected evidence that a lot of the staff didn't realize tiger was coming down to play a round with the president and the whole thing was happenstance. there wasn't any time to make plans for pool coverage. >> bill: just -- listen, i'm with you right. i'm with our association. i talked to a couple of our colleagues down there over the weekend who said you know, they just -- they have taken to the floridian caught and golf club and they were put inside of a bus, sitting inside of the gate and that's where they stayed all day long. playing devil's advocate, if you know where the president is and what he's doing why does there have to be a photograph of him? or why do the press have to see him actually? what's the argument? >> we feel like we're doing our jobs, i guess. interesting to see him. i think the real problem was the tiger woods in
. >> he played with john boehner. when he's played with high-ranking officials or ex-officials, there has been pool access. i guess there was some concern about tiger woods. i've also detected evidence that a lot of the staff didn't realize tiger was coming down to play a round with the president and the whole thing was happenstance. there wasn't any time to make plans for pool coverage. >> bill: just -- listen, i'm with you right. i'm with our association. i talked to a couple of...
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look what they did to john boehner. they should have seen this coming and they should have mixed it up here with a few good women, a few good people of color in some of these positions. peter, what's the world saying? >> lot of people talking about this. we're tweeting at bpshow. you can find us there. disagrees saying the president only replaced one white woman with white white man. hillary with john kerry. >> bill: the last four appointments have been white males. >> i think that what we're saying is -- right -- what we're saying isn't that barack obama is getting rid of females to put in white men but if a white male resigned, it doesn't mean you have to put another white male in that position. he could have gone in a different direction. >> bill: it just means that you mix them up. today it is very unusual. if you had -- i'm appointing four people for my top positions. and you look and they're all white males. >> fred wilder agrees. time for michelle and the girls to have a chat about words matching actions with bar
look what they did to john boehner. they should have seen this coming and they should have mixed it up here with a few good women, a few good people of color in some of these positions. peter, what's the world saying? >> lot of people talking about this. we're tweeting at bpshow. you can find us there. disagrees saying the president only replaced one white woman with white white man. hillary with john kerry. >> bill: the last four appointments have been white males. >> i think...
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. >> bill: well, i'll tell you what, john boehner loves getting recognition for doing good stuff. here he is with bob schieffer on friday saying here's how we want to be remembered. you have reported on this. let's listen to boehner. >> you presided over what is perhaps the least productive and certainly one of the least popular congresses in history. how do you feel about that? >> well, bob, we should not be judged on how many new laws we create. we ought to be judged on how many laws we repeal. we've got more laws than the administration could ever enforce. >> bill: all right. so how are they doing if you -- let's take him at his word, igor. >> taking him at his word is not a pretty picture and there's still the most counterproductive -- they're still the most counterproductive congress in history. we have the healthcare law. >> bill: which, by the way they have not repealed. >> let's be clear. none of the things we're going to talk about here, they've actually successfully repealed. >> bill: all they've done is vote in their caucus. >> the bills go to the caucus. they go nowher
. >> bill: well, i'll tell you what, john boehner loves getting recognition for doing good stuff. here he is with bob schieffer on friday saying here's how we want to be remembered. you have reported on this. let's listen to boehner. >> you presided over what is perhaps the least productive and certainly one of the least popular congresses in history. how do you feel about that? >> well, bob, we should not be judged on how many new laws we create. we ought to be judged on how...
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you certainly get the sense here in washington that john boehner and eric cantor and paul ryan, they don't count michele bachmann as one of their leading lights or heavyweights or person that they want out front. >> i don't think so, no. >> bill: they're embarrassed by her too. minnesota, just became the 12th state to recognize marriage equality and same-sex marriage. that was a big coup for minnesota. one issue in which one of many in which you and michele bachmann find yourself on opposite sides. >> i don't think we agree on that one. in our book, everybody in america should be equally and fairly. they should have access to their happiness any way they want to. the government has no role to play in personal lives. of course, michele bachmann doesn't agree with me on that one either. that's fine with us because we think that the people of minnesota spoke and it was a great day for minnesota. >> bill: her answer still is to have everybody -- all gays and lesbians go to her husband's clinic and pray away the gay. >> try to get it changed over. >> man. >> that's almost bizarre but that
you certainly get the sense here in washington that john boehner and eric cantor and paul ryan, they don't count michele bachmann as one of their leading lights or heavyweights or person that they want out front. >> i don't think so, no. >> bill: they're embarrassed by her too. minnesota, just became the 12th state to recognize marriage equality and same-sex marriage. that was a big coup for minnesota. one issue in which one of many in which you and michele bachmann find yourself on...
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and it might end up that john boehner has to bring it up into different pieces, you know. a border security piece and a path to citizenship piece and then the question would be can a path to citizenship piece get enough republican support combined with the democrats and can boehner, again, break the hastert rule and before ing it up under those conditions. >> bill: the bottom line is yes, the prospect of comprehensive immigration reform is good but by no means certain right? you mention this earlier, get back to that. the path to citizenship, that path can take, you know, many ways through the forest, right? it can be a direct path or it can be something that's 10 or 12 years away with a lot of stuff burdened on it. we don't know what that path will be. >> we don't know exactly what that will be. we don't know whether it's going to be predicated on this trigger of having the secure border first. you know, janet napolitano said last week, no way. we're not going to have that. >> bill: if you look at the numbers, i think we have a security border today. inflow of people comi
and it might end up that john boehner has to bring it up into different pieces, you know. a border security piece and a path to citizenship piece and then the question would be can a path to citizenship piece get enough republican support combined with the democrats and can boehner, again, break the hastert rule and before ing it up under those conditions. >> bill: the bottom line is yes, the prospect of comprehensive immigration reform is good but by no means certain right? you mention...
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but in the house caucus, republican caucus, and that puts john boehner in a particularly tough spot. because they would love to -- some of the caucus members would love to shut down -- >> they're very powerful in that you know, when they start speaking, a lot of the rank and file guys get nervous. they don't want tea party activists to look to people like steve king or you know, folks like that and then turn to their guy and say why aren't you doing what they're doing? and bob costa at national view had a great story this morning about boehner and cantor trying very quietly behind the scenes to -- as he put it, carefully pour cold water on members to get them to calm down and sort of agree that a government shutdown is not a great idea for the party. but that is a task that they have just barely been successful at over the last two years. repeatedly. just barely avoiding these things. and the idea that they're going to be able to avoid it any time before the end of september, in my mind is sort of silly. frankly. >> bill: when we come back, john stanton and i will be talking to milto
but in the house caucus, republican caucus, and that puts john boehner in a particularly tough spot. because they would love to -- some of the caucus members would love to shut down -- >> they're very powerful in that you know, when they start speaking, a lot of the rank and file guys get nervous. they don't want tea party activists to look to people like steve king or you know, folks like that and then turn to their guy and say why aren't you doing what they're doing? and bob costa at...
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which, at one time, john boehner said at one time, barack obama said and i'm sure others have said you may not believe it but we don't seem to get that sustained attention to this issue. have we reached -- your calls welcome. we'll get to them in a second at 1-866-55-press. have we reached a point where we have to accept that -- i don't know 5%, 6% unemployment is the best we can hope and maybe even some percent. that's where it's going to be in this country from now on? >> 5% would be fine. that tends to be what economists call the natural rate of unemployment. there are always people leaving and finding new jobs and 5% has been the generally accepted level for that. 6% is the level that many economists start to worry we're getting to. we're bumping that up permanently. 7 would be really bad. 6 is not great. 7 would be really bad. you start to look more like europe and this more ossified labor markets. particularly trying to crack into that as a young person that, gets really hard. we don't want millions of people permanently off the working rolls or out of the work force. that reduce
which, at one time, john boehner said at one time, barack obama said and i'm sure others have said you may not believe it but we don't seem to get that sustained attention to this issue. have we reached -- your calls welcome. we'll get to them in a second at 1-866-55-press. have we reached a point where we have to accept that -- i don't know 5%, 6% unemployment is the best we can hope and maybe even some percent. that's where it's going to be in this country from now on? >> 5% would be...
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we know john boehner has seeded his speakership. the man could just not show up some days. to the tea party caucus. whatever they want. , goes. that's why they voted 40 times to repeal obamacare. not one time, bill, to replace it. not one time to create jobs, not one time to deal with some of the president's jobs proposals, not one time to build bridges or roads. they can't even get transportation bill, appropriations bill to the floor in the house because they're so radical over there. so look, i'll say this. have at it. we've done some polling with seiu. the people that are working on this. every single time they talk about repeal, every time they bring repeal vote to the floor without anything to replace it, every time they talk about the fund, obamacare gets more popular. you know what? do it. when heritage action, jim demint's group came out and said we're going to do town halls all around the country, we're going to rally for defunding obamacare or shutting down the government. i sent out an e-mail, i said bring it on! the american people are getting the benefits. mor
we know john boehner has seeded his speakership. the man could just not show up some days. to the tea party caucus. whatever they want. , goes. that's why they voted 40 times to repeal obamacare. not one time, bill, to replace it. not one time to create jobs, not one time to deal with some of the president's jobs proposals, not one time to build bridges or roads. they can't even get transportation bill, appropriations bill to the floor in the house because they're so radical over there. so...
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speaker boehner actually followed me and you know, went off on this sort of gimmick bill that they're talking about. the president has to come up with a balanced budget within the next ten years. so you know, sequestration, as you know a mechanism back in the '80s, graham ruddiman, the language is also verbatim and it was never intended to actually go into effect. it was to force people to compromise and negotiate. >> bill: which is what we thought it would be over the fight over the debt ceiling. >> when you're talking about a trillion dollars of deficit reduction over the next ten years, the fact is that you could do this on the back of an envelope right now. but obviously you know, tax breaks for oil companies hedge fund carried interest. all of these loopholes that mitt romney said he was open to closing. they've got to be part of this discussion. and there are smart changes in terms of medicare savings which don't affect benefits and age of eligibility and all of that that can easily get dealt with and by the way the word "afghanistan" after 2014, if you close the door on combat
speaker boehner actually followed me and you know, went off on this sort of gimmick bill that they're talking about. the president has to come up with a balanced budget within the next ten years. so you know, sequestration, as you know a mechanism back in the '80s, graham ruddiman, the language is also verbatim and it was never intended to actually go into effect. it was to force people to compromise and negotiate. >> bill: which is what we thought it would be over the fight over the debt...